يا ذا الَّذي مَنَّ بِلا مَنِّ

يا ذا الَّذي مَنَّ بِلا مَنِّ

أَضَفتَ إِحساناً إِلى حُسنِ

أَضَفتَ إِحساناً إِلى حُسنِ

O you who bestowed favors without reminding others of them,

O you who granted favor without favor,

You added kindness to beauty,

You added kindness to kindness,

وَجُدتَ بِالرَيِّ وَلَولاكَ ما

وَجُدتَ بِالرَيِّ وَلَولاكَ ما

عادَ إِلى إِبراقِهِ غُصني

عادَ إِلى إِبراقِهِ غُصني

And you generously quenched thirst; but for you, never

You gave drink though without you my branch

Would my branch have regained its luster.

Would not have returned to its brilliance.

فَما عَساني أَن أُرى قائِلاً

فَما عَساني أَن أُرى قائِلاً

فيكَ وَأَنتَ الدُرُّ في القَطنِ

فيكَ وَأَنتَ الدُرُّ في القَطنِ

So what might I be found saying

How could I conceive one speaking ill of you

Of you, when you are the pearl in cotton?

When you are the pearl ensconced in its oyster?